Zondag 20 september, 16u00

September 2026

Zondag 20
- 16:00 - 16:45

Cathédrale Saint-Trophime et son cloître

Place de la République, 13200 Arles, France

Bouches-du-Rhône

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

The Cloister with Clowns

Name: The Cloister with Clowns
Start: 2026-09-20T16:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-20T16:45:00+02:00
Location: Cathédrale Saint-Trophime et son cloître

Clownish visit by the Compagnie Née au Vent as part of the JEP 2026

Zondag 20 september, 16u00

A.Cartelli - Ville d'Arles

The two clowns Bombyx and Luna, also Emeritus guides with Homeric merits, will make you discover the Saint-Trophime cloister as you have never imagined...
Follow our two eminent specialists according to their comments, as enlightened as they are fanciful.

September 2026

Zondag 20
- 16:00 - 16:45

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Manifestation

Journées Européennes du Patrimoine

Over de locatie

Cathédrale Saint-Trophime et son cloître

Place de la République, 13200 Arles, France

Bouches-du-Rhône

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

The Christian community of Arles is one of the first in Gaul, with the presence of a bishop attested from 254\. Much more, the cathedral of Arles will for a time obtain the rank of primatial of the Gauls, and will remain the seat of an archbishopric until the Revolution. Today, it is a parish church. Initially located near the ancient rampart of the Hauture, the cathedral was moved around the 5th century to the old Roman forum. It was erected in several phases and most of the monument that we see today dates from the 12th century, when its facade, initially sober, was enhanced by its magnificent historiated statuary. The building is one of the most important in the Provençal Romanesque domain. It is also a relic church on the Camino de Santiago. A Gothic choir replaced the Romanesque apses in the 15th century. The Saint-Trophime Cloister is famous for its carved columns and capitals that represent the Old and New Testament as well as stories dear to the Arlesians. Located at the back o

September 2026

Das Clownkloster

The Cloister with Clowns

Il Chiostro dei Clown

Le Cloître aux Clowns

El claustro de los payasos

September 2026